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Definite description

In formal semantics and philosophy of language, a definite description is a denoting phrase in the form of "the X" where X is a noun-phrase or a singular common noun. The definite description is proper if X applies to a unique individual or object. For example: "the first person in space" and "the 42nd President of the United States of America" are…

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Russell's analysis

Generalized quantifier analysis

Fregean analysis

Mathematical logic

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Definite description

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples46
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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Definite description

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related to Bibliography · 28
Definite description → Anne, Bertrand, Beyond, Bezuidenhout, Chapter, Clarendon Press, Definite Descriptions, Descriptions, Donnellan, Gary, Includes Donnellan, Keith, Marga, Mind, MIT Press, Neale, On Denoting, On Referring, Online, Ostertag
related to Fregean analysis · 12
Definite description → Existence, France, Frege, Fregean, If, King, On, Russellian, Since, Strawson, The, The Fregean
related to Mathematical logic · 5
Definite description → Following, Greek, Principia Mathematica, The, There
is a · 1
Definite description → denoting phrase in the form of

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Definite descriptionis adenoting phrase in the form of0.90text
Definite descriptionrelated to BibliographyDonnellan0.60section
Definite descriptionrelated to BibliographyKeith0.60section
Definite descriptionrelated to BibliographyReference0.60section
Definite descriptionrelated to BibliographyDefinite Descriptions0.60section
Definite descriptionrelated to BibliographyPhilosophical Review0.60section
Definite descriptionrelated to BibliographyNeale0.60section
Definite descriptionrelated to BibliographyStephen0.60section
Definite descriptionrelated to BibliographyDescriptions0.60section
Definite descriptionrelated to BibliographyMIT Press0.60section
Definite descriptionrelated to BibliographyOstertag0.60section
Definite descriptionrelated to BibliographyGary0.60section

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